Catholic Church

Pope Leo to tour four African countries in first major overseas trip of 2026

Pope Leo XIV speaks as he celebrates Mass in the parish of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Castro Pretorio, Rome, Italy, February 22, 2026. REUTERS/Vincenzo Livieri

Inside the Vatican studio preserving the mosaics of St Peter’s Basilica

It takes months for the studio to create one mosaic in a slow and intensive process piecing together tiny coloured tiles into devotional items.

Thousands visit remains of St Francis of Assisi in Italy

The remains of St Francis of Assisi are displayed to the public for the first time in history inside a glass shrine.

Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia basilica hits peak height

A crane lifts the final piece of the 17m cross that completes the Sagrada Familia's Tower of Jesus Christ.

Pope Leo to spend US July 4 holiday on Italy's Lampedusa, known for migrant arrivals

Pope Leo XIV attends the Ash Wednesday Mass at the Santa Sabina Basilica in Rome, Italy, February 18, 2026. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

Polish bishop on trial over child sex abuse reporting delays

Poland's Catholic diocese of Tarnow Bishop Andrzej Jez stands at a district court before the start of his trial on charges of failing to promptly inform law enforcement about alleged child abuse committed by priests under his authority, in Tarnow, Poland, February 18, 2026. Jakub Wlodek/Agencja Wyborcza.pl/via REUTERS

St Peter’s Basilica gets terrace cafe, translated mass for 400th birthday

People stand on a terrace of St Peter's Basilica before a press preview of the exhibition "Beyond the Visible" project, in the Vatican on Feb 16, 2026.

Danish priest likens child sex abuse images to ‘collecting stamps’

Gunmen kill three people and abduct Catholic priest in northern Nigeria

FILE PHOTO: A police vehicle of Operation Fushin Kada (Anger of Crocodile) is parked on Yakowa Road, as schools across northern Nigeria reopen nearly two months after closing due to security concerns, following the mass abductions of school children, in Kaduna, Nigeria, January 12, 2026. REUTERS/Nuhu Gwamna/File Photo

Catholic traditionalists risk showdown with Vatican

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